I find this criticism of xonsh's "modes" baffling. Xonsh is brilliant precisely because it isn't modal the way, e.g., vi is. Xonsh lets you freely mix python c

I find this criticism of xonsh's "modes" baffling. Xonsh is brilliant precisely because it isn't modal the way, e.g., vi is. Xonsh lets you freely mix python code and command invocations in a highly transparent way.